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At Canadian Tire, we are committed to providing students with a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters knowledge sharing and offers key experiences to help them develop their capabilities through projects and objectives. e believe in setting specific and measurable goals that align with our business objectives to support learning and help students achieve their full potential. Our culture emphasizes learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth, and innovation, and we are invested in building a talented, diverse workforce for the future of Canada and Canadian Tire. Additionally, we are dedicated to building strong relationships with our student employees by engaging with them throughout their education and career pursuits and creating opportunities for ongoing communication and relationship building.
What You'll Do:
The AI automation student supports the evaluation, redesign, automation, and continuous improvement of core business processes across Mark's Commercial. The role combines process improvement skills with practical hands-on exposure to Microsoft 365 and Power Platform tools, including Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, Teams, Forms, Excel, and related automated solutions.
- Partner with business leaders to document and assess current-state processes end-to-end
- Identify inefficiencies, duplication, and process gaps across functions
- Analyze performance data to establish baseline metrics (cycle time, cost, quality, service levels)
- Support the redesign of business processes to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability
- Incorporate AI, automation, and digital tools into process design where appropriate
- Validate recommended solutions through pilot testing and iteration
- Support the design, build, testing, deployment, and maintenance of automated workflows using Microsoft Power Automate
- Create or support Power BI dashboards and reporting tools to monitor process performance, adoption, exceptions, and business outcomes
- Support automated intake, task tracking, approvals, notifications, exception management, and status reporting workflows
- Partner with IT, Data, and Digital teams where enterprise integrations, data access, security, or governance approvals are required; Work closely with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, and other business units
- Develop standard operating procedures, documentation, and supporting materials; Support the implementation of redesigned processes across the organization
What you bring:
- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Business, Technology, or a related discipline.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools; interest in AI and automation is a plus.
- Experience with Microsoft Copilot an asset.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- 1-3 years of experience in business process improvement, operations, transformation, automation, reporting, or Microsoft 365 / Power Platform-enabled solution delivery an asset
- Experience working cross-functionally within a complex organization
- Demonstrated hands-on experience, certification, coursework, or project-based exposure with Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, automation, reporting, or AI-enabled business solutions is preferred
- Experience creating or maintaining documentation such as process flows, user guides, solution notes, and basic support materials an asset
- Ability to support basic troubleshooting of automation issues, document errors, escalate where needed, and contribute to workflow reliability improvements
We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:
- Career growth opportunities and product discounts
Our typical hiring range is between $23.00 and $37.00 CAD Hourly. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.
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This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.
We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.
About Us
At Marks, we want you to experience an extraordinary career in helping to lead our brand's evolution to be Canada’s number one destination for industrial and casual apparel and footwear. As one of Canada’s leading apparel retailers, and a valued part of the Canadian Tire family of companies, Mark’s stands out for its commitment to comfort, quality and style. Mark’s is a leader in product development, innovation and quality through its assortment of industrial apparel, footwear and accessories, with strong private and exclusive brands. Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.